Sherbrooke Record
Stephenson leaves lasting legacy in Brome Lake
Sherbrooke Record
The Town of Brome Lake is a shade darker this week after losing one of its most stalwart luminaries and leaders, Signy Stephenson. Stephenson, 69, died last Saturday morning, Dec. 9, as merchants in the Victorian town were bustling to hang lanterns and ...

Sherbrooke Record
Brome Lake Land Foundation touts rangers and new acquisition at AGM
Sherbrooke Record
The annual general meeting of the Brome Lake Land Foundation was held on Saturday, November 18 at the Old Courthouse in Knowlton. Front row: Lila Wilson; Reg Gauthier; François Lequin; Adèle Hébert, vice-chair for 2018; Peter White. Back row: Bill ...

Sherbrooke Record
Tragedy on Brome Lake raises safety issues
Sherbrooke Record
The death of 76-year-old Shefford resident Robert Viau, after the all-terrain vehicle he was on crashed through broken ice on Brome Lake at the end of a day of fishing last Thursday evening has left the TBL community shaken. Both driver and Viau were ...

76-year-old dies in ATV accident on Brome Lake | Montreal Gazette
Montreal Gazette
The SQ are investigating whether alcohol played a role in an accident that saw an all-terrain vehicle fall through the ice.and more »

Montreal Gazette
76-year-old dies after ATV falls in Brome Lake
Montreal Gazette
Provincial police are investigating whether alcohol played a role in an accident that saw an all-terrain vehicle fall through the ice in Brome Lake Thursday, leaving a 76-year-old man dead. The incident followed a day of fishing on the frozen lake ...
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CBC.ca
Brome Lake Duck Festival kicks off after almost being scrapped
CBC.ca
The annual Brome Lake Duck Festival kicks off today after the town scrambled to find someone to organize it as recently as four months ago. In May, the town appointed local residents Armand Gaudet and Michel Fournier as this year's organizers.

CBC.ca
Knowlton bands together to help Brome Lake Ducks employees after fire
CBC.ca
The residents of Knowlton in the Eastern Townships are rallying together to help employees of Pekin duck breeder Brome Lake Ducks after a fire left about 100 of them out of work. The fire started in the early morning of July 16 and burned through the ...

Brome Lake Ducks Invests $30M To Acquire New Plant
PerishableNews (press release) (registration)
TOWN OF BROME LAKE, QC - It is in the presence of several guests and dignitaries that the senior management team of Brome Lake Ducks, market leader and oldest farm in Canada specializing in the breeding of Pekin duck, has officially announced the ...

Brome Lake Ducks to acquire beef plant
Meat & Poultry (registration)
BROME LAKE, Quebec – Brome Lake Ducks, a producer of Pekin ducks in Canada, plans to embark on an expansion project at a cost of C$30 million, according to news reports. The company said it will acquire a beef plant in Asbestos, Quebec, that was ...

CanadianManufacturing.com
$30 million investment - Brome Lake Ducks makes the acquisition of a new plant in Asbestos
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TOWN OF BROME LAKE, QC, June 22, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - It is in the presence of several guests and dignitaries that the senior management team of Brome Lake Ducks, market leader and oldest farm in Canada specializing in the breeding of Pekin duck, ...
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CBC.ca
Brome Lake Duck Festival might end after 20-year run - Montreal ...
CBC.ca
No one wants to run the annual Brome Lake Duck Festival, which brings in $2 million in revenue for Quebec's Eastern Townships region.and more »

CBC.ca
Brome Lake Duck Festival might end after 20-year run
CBC.ca
One of the Eastern Township's largest festivals risks being cancelled for the first time in 20 years because no one has stepped forward to run it. The Brome Lake Duck Festival has been an annual event since 1995. It draws many tourists to come and ...and more »

CBC.ca
Brome Lake Ducks fire could have been worse, says Valcourt, Que., fire chief
CBC.ca
A fire that killed 50,000 Pekin ducks on New Year's Day in Quebec's Eastern Townships could have been twice as bad, according to the local fire chief. 50,000 ducks die in fire at Brome Lake Ducks near Racine, Quebec. Firefighters were called to the ...and more »

CBC.ca
Brome Lake Ducks fire could have been worse, says Valcourt, Que ...
CBC.ca
A fire that killed 50,000 Pekin ducks on New Year's Day in Quebec's Eastern Townships could have been twice as bad, according to the local fire chief.and more »

CBC.ca
50000 ducks die in fire at Brome Lake Ducks near Racine, Quebec
CBC.ca
Approximately 50,000 ducks died in a fire Friday at a duck farm near Racine, Que., about an hour and a half from Montreal. One of the two buildings at the Brome Lake Ducks facility was destroyed in the fire, which began around 7 p.m., Radio-Canada ...
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Montreal Gazette
50000 ducks die in fire at Brome Lake Ducks in Eastern Townships
Montreal Gazette
Roughly 50,000 ducks died in a fire Friday night as one of two Brome Lake Ducks buildings burned down in Racine in the Eastern Townships. Valcourt firefighters responded to the fire shortly before 7 p.m. and required help from three surrounding fire ...
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Sherbrooke Record
Oil seeps into Brome Lake in Bondville
Sherbrooke Record
The TBL Fire Department was called Sunday for a suspicious smell of oil in the area of Bondville Road near St. Jude in Bondville. Councillor Lee Patterson, who also serves as a volunteer fireman, said a certain amount of oil had leaked from a reservoir ...

Ottawa Citizen
Three Ottawa-area chefs to vie in the S. Pelligrino Young Chef 2015 competition
Ottawa Citizen
Roy's submitted dish was Duck, Foie Gras and Maple, while Cloutier's dish was Brome Lake Duck Two Ways. Oddly, five of the 10 Canadian semi-finalist dishes are duck dishes. The list of competitors and their dishes can be found here. Found: Locally ...

Montreal Gazette
Get out of your comfort-food zone
Montreal Gazette
The initial cost of making confit is high (Brome Lake Duck sells duck fat for about $5 per cup), but the fat is reusable. Once used, let it cool slightly then strain through a muslin cloth or a fine sieve into a clean container for later use. And ...

Sherbrooke Record
Mr. Darcy's 100th career point clinches victory
Sherbrooke Record
Cameron Darcy's 100th career QMJHL point vaulted the Sherbrooke Phoenix over the Shawinigan Cataractes last Thursday. Darcy scored the game winning goal in the final period, clinching the 2-1 victory for the Phoenix. “It's a monkey off my back,” said ...

Toronto Ice Storm Spurs Creation Of New Emergency Plan
Huffington Post Canada
SCARBOROUGH, ON - DECEMBER 25 - A hydro crew from Sault Ste. Marie that flew to Toronto continue to restore power on Christmas Day to households in Scarborough that have been without electricity since a major ice storm struck Toronto. December 25 ...

#SantaBomb Trends As Toronto Preps For Christmas Storm
Huffington Post Canada
OK, Toronto, we understand: a storm is coming, and it's going to hit around Christmas. But isn't calling it a #SantaBomb going a little far? Environment Canada forecasts that a winter storm could hit the Toronto area just before Christmas, bringing ...

Crime rates down in 2013 says SPS
Sherbrooke Record
The Sherbrooke Police Service presented its annual report at Monday night's city council meeting, along with a general overview of criminal activity in the city. According to the reports, Sherbrooke's crime rate decreased by an overall five per cent in ...

Public areas offer mixed-bag hunting opportunities
Alton Telegraph
A perfect example would be the Clinton Lake State Recreation Area near DeWitt regularly yields good hunting for a variety of game birds and animals. During the 2013/14 season, hunters at this nearly 6,000-acre site bagged a total of 492 doves, 591 ...

New section of Highway 410 expansion opens today
Sherbrooke Record
Quebec Transportation Minister Robert Poëti is in Sherbrooke, accompanied by a pair of local MNAs, for the official opening at 10:30 a.m., after which vehicles will be able to use thenew section, says Hélène Beauchesne, a communications officer for the ...

Walker Pilot Independent
Leafless trees
Walker Pilot Independent
Then he dove down into the abundant matted brome grass below his perch. I crept closer, hoping to either get a .... James Alger, who lives in Fargo, N.D., has been a summer resident of Leech Lake with his family for 45 years. Over that time he has ...

Montreal Gazette
Bill 10 'a catastrophe' for English institutions, anglo group warns
Montreal Gazette
The future of hospitals such as St. Mary's and the Jewish General in Montreal, Jeffrey Hale-Saint Brigid's in Quebec City and Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins in the Eastern Townships — and the viability of the English-speaking communities that depend on them ...

É‰lite Meat
The New Yorker
The ski resorts no longer open, and Shasta Lake, the state's largest reservoir, is at one-quarter capacity. Montague, a small community a few miles from the Belcampo slaughterhouse, was forced to cut its water usage by two-thirds. ... Some two hundred ...

BurlingtonFreePress.com
A recipe from a kitchen that loves duck
BurlingtonFreePress.com
But, in truth, in many ways this hat is on equal footing with Obama's because Chef Phoebe truly does enjoy everything about her Brome Lake ducks! She enjoys the ritual of butchering the duck: Using the breast for her varied duck entrees, the legs for ...

Open Meetings Complaint Is Dismissed
Emmetsburg News
Short native grasses or brome will be applied where appropriate or requested by residents. An informal meeting will be set in ... George Zech spoke with the board about Rush Lake Township Section 26 along county road B63. The ditch running along the ...